Glenmary Home Missioners is seeking a passionate, motivated, and Catholic-minded development professional to serve as Development Director.

SUMMARY

The director of development plays a key role in the advancement of Glenmary’s important mission and purpose. He/she will inspire and lead a department of eight with six direct reports. She/he will be responsible for the planning, coordination, direction, and management of Glenmary’s development department and is directly responsible for the implementation and execution of activities associated all fundraising activities including the major gifts program, annual fund, planned-giving, and any other activities that advance the important work of Glenmary.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides leadership, education and management direction for all staff assigned to the department.
• Maintains and fosters relationships with a small portfolio of major gift donors/prospects to help determine the best way to secure and/or enhance their giving capacity.
• Partners with the donor engagement manager to work with a select group of donors.
• Designs, directs, administers, and evaluates a comprehensive development program which will achieve Glenmary goals that includes but is not limited to direct mail appeals, planned giving programs, major gifts program, mission education and church appeals and grant writing.
• Manages fundraising resources, including the development of a strategic marketing program consistent with Glenmary’s mission policies, procedures, and practices.
• Receives, analyzes, and reports on data identifying fundraising successes and/or shortcomings to revise, enhance and/or improve existing programs and campaigns.
• Develops the overall short and long-range plans for annual giving, sets program goals and objectives in line with the development plan for the organization and manages the budget for all development activities (including phoning donors and direct mail).
• Works with the annual fund manager to manage the acquisition of new donors including selecting which address lists to rent.
• Works with the manager of communications to create a communication plan that positions and promotes the annual giving program with its various constituencies (this would include annual report, cultivate, and President’s Friends newsletters). Cooperates with the manager of communications in moving communication products through the various phases of in-house and out-of-house production.
• Oversees the preparation of appeal mailings and acquisition mailings and/or acknowledgement packages.
• Maintains contact with other members of management and/or external sources (donors, etc.) as appropriate to achieve departmental goals.